Abbots Thorn
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I've seen Fire and I've seen Rain
... out over wet grass!
Off to the Northwich area which is near Chester and my old stamping ground. We are planning a 4 week (or longer) stay there so we can settle down for the winter and Xmas. Plenty to see and do with Liverpool, Chester, Manchester, the Potteries and North Wales within easy driving distance, especially as we are staying about 3 miles from the M6 Motorway which joins other Motorways and main ...
Back to the van
... line in bright sunshine. Whitby is a lovely place. The port area is not very big and is full of old buildings and narrow lane ways. The 199 steps are not so bad as they are only little steps and the Abbey is most impressive, but as is usual for us it was closed. Never mind, you can still see most of it. The church next to the Abbey is, as we both agreed, the most unusual and ...
A great day out
... verge of closing up for good when by sheer chance Wallace, of Wallace and Grommet fame, said the immortal words 'not even a bit of Wensleydale" when the love of his life in the Close Shave episode said she didn't like cheese. W and G fans all over the UK then decided to try Wenslydale and the brand was saved. Good old Wallace, what a star. I was expecting a monument erected in his honour outside the creamery, but alas ...
Catching up
... is still in one piece today. It is said to be the best preserved castle in England and was worth the entry fee plus some. Amazingly there is a Yew tree in the courtyard that was planted by Lady Clifford in 1659 and it is still alive.
Yesterday was our first miserable day in the Dales. Cold, cloudy and foggy. Rained last night but today looks a little better so we are off on ...
Sunshine came softly.......
... a Semillon Sauvignon, but the nice barmaid said they had run out so she settled for a C******nay. Jean wanted a roast lunch, but the nice barmaid said they don't do Sunday lunch any more so she settled for a Lasagne. I had the chicken, leek and potato pie. Sat at the table waiting for the food when the nice barmaid came out to tell me that there was no pastry for the pie (it was served in a dish) so I had it without pastry. Mind you it ...
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